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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 28, 2007York County, City of Newport News, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2007, 5:04 PM EDT for York County, City of Newport News, Virginia. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2007, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2007, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties City of Newport News, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 28, 4:10 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 4:10 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 10:24 AM EDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1024 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-
VAZ048-049-060>100-291430-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-
MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
1024 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS
VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

BROWN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
220 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

VAZ088-089-092-281915-
SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-
220 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

...A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM MOVING SLOWLY OVER WAVERLY...

AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WAVERLY...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WAKEFIELD AT 255 PM EDT...BOOTH FORK AT
310 PM EDT.

EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER
BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.

WAMSLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
243 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

NCZ030-281945-
BERTIE NC-
243 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH OVER EAST CENTRAL
BERTIE...

AT 243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CENTRAL BERTIE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 11
MILES NORTHEAST OF WINDSOR...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WHITES CROSSROADS AT 250 PM EDT...
WAKELON...AND...GOOSE POND AT 305 PM EDT...ROSEMEAD AT 320 PM EDT...
COLERAIN AT 325 PM EDT...TRAP AT 340 PM EDT.

EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THIS STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER
BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.

WAMSLEY
Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 28, 4:56 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:57 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
457 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

VAZ082-282200-
CHARLES CITY VA-
457 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CHARLES CITY COUNTY...

AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CHARLES CITY COUNTY...WITH THE
STRONGEST CELL OVER ROXBURY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 5
TO 10 MPH. THE STORMS WILL REACH ROXBURY AT 505 PM EDT...ADKINS
STORE AT 525 PM EDT...AND ROACHES CORNER AT 550 PM EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITHIN AN HOUR WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR
AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

HURLEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Norfolk41 min
Jul 28, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth2 hr
Jul 28, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGoochland19 min
Jul 28, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBertie27 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.